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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wiemelsberger Steine Alternative Name: Ueffeln 1, Sprockhoff 897Country: Germany Land: Lower Saxony, Bremen Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Bramsche Nearest Village: Ueffeln
Latitude: 52.450230N Longitude: 7.861898E
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| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The rectangular medium sized 6 capstone chamber (appr. 11m x 3m, clear size 9,2m x 1,7m) is orientated East-West. The long sides are built of six orthostats each, while one (as in most cases in this area) orthostat is used for the narrow sides. All orthostats are nearly in situ. The lateral entrance most probably was situated in the middle of the southern long side (as in most cases in this area) between the third and the forth orthostat. Only an excavation could clarify if the tomb once had a passage.
While capstones C1, C2, C3 (counting from the West) are in situ, the 3 eastern capstones more or less collapsed into the chamber, probably a result of dry wallings' complete removal, an “excavation” by the Graf (Earl) von Münster in 1807 and tree growth inside of the chamber (one tree recently has been removed). When Sprockhoff et al. examined the site in 1929 Capstone 4 still was in situ, but nowadays has slightly turned.
The barrow is largely removed. Several sites in this area had kerb stones along barrows' edges, in this case it is uncertain whether a stone found by Sprockhoff et al. 6 m to the south of the chamber belongs to a otherwise removed (robbed) enclosure. Said stone nowadays either became covered or robbed.
(Site description submitted by Martin_L , December 2009)
Reference:
Sprockhoff, Schwieger, Jacob, Albrecht in: Körner, G. (Ed.), Sprockhoff, E. Atlas der Megalithgräber Deutschlands, Niedersachsen-Westfalen, p. 119.
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